CVE-2008-5704 in gpsdrive

Summary

src/unit_test.c in gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gpsdrive-unit-test/proc temporary file, a different vector than CVE-2008-4959 and CVE-2008-5380.

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• Reservation: 12/22/2008
• Disclosure: 12/22/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-59 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.1
• EPSS: 0.00309
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5704
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5704
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-5704/